Religion & community impact
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
94.9% → 88%
Christian · 1945–2020
▼ -6.9%
0% → 1%
Muslim · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1945–2020
▲ +1.0%
0% → 10.9%
Unaffiliated · 1945–2020
▲ +10.9%
5.1% → 4%
Other · 1945–2020
▼ -1.1%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 94.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.1% |
| 1950 | 95.2% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 4.7% |
| 1955 | 97.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.5% |
| 1960 | 97.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.5% |
| 1965 | 96.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3.3% |
| 1970 | 88.6% | 0% | 0% | 11.1% | 0.3% |
| 1975 | 84.1% | 0% | 0% | 12.4% | 3.6% |
| 1980 | 85.2% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 83.5% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 5.5% |
| 1990 | 85.1% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 3.9% |
| 1995 | 85.1% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 4% |
| 2000 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 1% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 88% | 1% | 1% | 10.9% | 4% |
| 2020 | 88% | 1% | 1% | 10.9% | 4% |
Figures are real national estimates from the Correlates of War World Religion Project. Green up arrows mark a rising share, red down arrows a falling share. The page shows recorded self-identification, not attendance.